Friday, August 25, 2017

Touki Toussaint Southern League PiOW 081417 to 082017

Touki Toussaint of the Mississippi Braves was selected the Southern League Pitcher of the Week for the span of August 14, 2017 through August 20, 2017. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 2 BB and 9 K. The win was in a 4-0 victory over Pensacola. This season the RHP is 2-3, 2.33 ERA, 32 K, 1.30 WHIP, .194 BAA in 27.0 IP over 5 GS at Mississippi and 3-9, 5.04 ERA, 123 K, 1.36 WHIP, .245 BAA in 105.1 IP over 19 GS at Class A Advanced Florida. Mississippi is the Double A team of the Atlanta Braves. He was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks with the 16th pick of the first round in 2014 and was traded to the Braves in 2015. Toussaint turned 21 on June 20.